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Data: Fair

Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Neurotoxicity (low)

SYNONYMS

● EXT. MATRICARIA RECUTITA
● CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA EXTRACT
● CHAMOMILE, HUNGARIAN EXTRACT
● CHAMOMILE, GERMAN EXTRACT
● HUNGARIAN EXTRACT CHAMOMILE
● GERMAN EXTRACT CHAMOMILE
● MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT
● MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT
● CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT
● MATRICARIA FLOWER EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Extract of the camomile (Chamomilla Recutita) flowers.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of dermal toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
immune system or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Neurotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show equivocal effectsA systematic review study of therapeutic effects of Matricaria recuitta chamomile (chamomile)(2016-09-01)

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show equivocal effectsUse of herbal products among 392 Italian pregnant women: focus on pregnancy outcome(2010-11-01)
  • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • A systematic review study of therapeutic effects of Matricaria recuitta chamomile (chamomile)(2016-09-01)
  • Use of herbal products among 392 Italian pregnant women: focus on pregnancy outcome(2010-11-01)

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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